Words Seldom Seen: Luddite

Posted on July 11, 2023June 6, 2023 by Simon

Luddite Noun: A person opposed to new technology or change in general. Originally named after Ned Ludd they destroyed machinery during the early industrial revolution. Example: “A small minded L... Read More

The Future

Posted on June 12, 2023June 2, 2023 by Simon

“Past performance is no guarantee of future results.”... Read More

A Rift in the Earth

Posted on August 26, 2022August 4, 2022 by Simon

A Rift in the Earth by James Reston This is a short book that tells the story of the building of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC. “Our nation lost its will for the war, and yet didn’t ha... Read More

Behavior

Posted on December 2, 2020November 17, 2020 by Simon

“If left to their own devices and under sufficient financial pressure to work, most people will behave acceptably most of the time.” Tony Thompson in Eat Your Heart Out, Ho Chi Minh... Read More

War

Posted on November 27, 2020November 4, 2020 by Simon

“War is hell because war is stupid.” Tony Thompson in Eat Your Heart Out, Ho Chi Minh... Read More

Freedom

Posted on November 6, 2020November 4, 2020 by Simon

“I was so inexperienced that I actually believed all humans wanted to be free.” Tony Thompson in Eat Your Heart Out, Ho Chi Minh... Read More

Neal Armstrong

Posted on August 15, 2019August 12, 2019 by Simon

In 1969 I was in Vietnam making the world safe for democracy so I was out of town when Neal Armstrong took that first step. But that was the only year that I ever consistently kept a diary. (auto corr... Read More

Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

Tag: Vietnam

Words Seldom Seen: Luddite

The Future

War

Neal Armstrong